Efficacy and Safety of Lu AA34893 in Patients With Bipolar Depression

NCT ID: NCT00622245

Last Updated: 2010-09-27

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

TERMINATED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

166 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2008-01-31

Study Completion Date

2009-11-30

Brief Summary

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This study will evaluate the efficacy and safety of different doses of Lu AA34893 in the treatment of depression in patients with bipolar disorder.

Detailed Description

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Bipolar disorder is a common lifelong psychiatric disorder. It is characterized by recurrent mood swings with manic or hypomanic episodes alternated with depressive episodes of longer duration. Patients spend more time in depression than in (hypo)mania over their life time. The medical need for the patient is to remain symptom-free for as long a period as possible. A reduction both in severity of depression and mania, and in frequency of cycling, is the aim.

Although there are many treatments for bipolar disorder, few are approved, and they have limitations in their use due to safety and tolerability issues. Recommendations exist to use mood stabilisers, antipsychotics or a combination thereof with or without antidepressants and the polypharmacy employed in many cases is a reason for concern. There is a major medical need for more effective treatments in monotherapy with a reduced potential for adverse effects. This study evaluates the efficacy and safety of the new drug, Lu AA34893, in treatment of depression in patients with bipolar disorder.

Conditions

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Depression in Patients With Bipolar Disorder

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Investigators

Study Groups

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Lu AA34893: 4 mg

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Lu AA34893

Intervention Type DRUG

per oral doses, divided in twice daily administrations as capsules, during 12 weeks, followed by a one-week tapering period

Lu AA34893: 12 mg

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Lu AA34893

Intervention Type DRUG

per oral doses, divided in twice daily administrations as capsules, during 12 weeks, followed by a one-week tapering period

Lu AA34893: 18 mg

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Lu AA34893

Intervention Type DRUG

per oral doses, divided in twice daily administrations as capsules, during 12 weeks, followed by a one-week tapering period

Quetiapine fumarate

Active reference 300 mg

Group Type OTHER

Quetiapine fumarate

Intervention Type DRUG

per oral, once daily, during 12 weeks, followed by a one-week tapering period

Placebo

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo

Intervention Type DRUG

per oral doses, twice daily as capsules during 13 weeks

Interventions

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Lu AA34893

per oral doses, divided in twice daily administrations as capsules, during 12 weeks, followed by a one-week tapering period

Intervention Type DRUG

Quetiapine fumarate

per oral, once daily, during 12 weeks, followed by a one-week tapering period

Intervention Type DRUG

Placebo

per oral doses, twice daily as capsules during 13 weeks

Intervention Type DRUG

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Current major depressive episode of bipolar I or bipolar II disorder, according to DSM-IV TR
* Moderate to severe depression
* History of at least one documented mania or hypomania episode
* Absence of current mania or hypomania

Exclusion Criteria

* Any current psychiatric disorder other than bipolar disorder defined in the DSM-IV TR
* Any substance disorder with the previous 6 months
* Use of any psychoactive medication (including mood stabilizers) within 2 weeks before randomisation and during the study
* ECT within 6 months before the study
* Female of childbearing potential and not using adequate contraception
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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H. Lundbeck A/S

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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H. Lundbeck A/S

Principal Investigators

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Email contact via H. Lundbeck A/S

Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR

[email protected]

Locations

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AU001

Brisbane, , Australia

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AU003

Dandenong, , Australia

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AU002

Malvern, , Australia

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AT002

Vienna, , Austria

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AT001

Vienna, , Austria

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AT003

Vienna, , Austria

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BE004

Brussels, , Belgium

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BE003

Charleroi, , Belgium

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BE002

Diest, , Belgium

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BG004

Stara Zagora, , Bulgaria

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CA303

London, , Canada

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CA301

Montreal, , Canada

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CA302

Orléans, , Canada

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FR001

Clermont-Ferrand, , France

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FR007

Orvault, , France

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FR004

Paris, , France

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FR002

Sartrouville, , France

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DE004

Berlin, , Germany

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DE003

Bochum, , Germany

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DE002

Gelsenkirchen, , Germany

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LT005

Kaunas, , Lithuania

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LT003

Kaunas Region, , Lithuania

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LT004

Klaipėda, , Lithuania

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LT001

Vilnius, , Lithuania

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LT002

Vilnius, , Lithuania

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MY004

Klang, , Malaysia

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MY005

Kota Kinabalu, , Malaysia

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MY002

Kuala Lumpur, , Malaysia

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PH002

Las Piñas, , Philippines

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PH003

Mandaluyong, , Philippines

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PH001

Mandaue City, , Philippines

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PL002

Gdansk, , Poland

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RO001

Arad, , Romania

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RO002

Bucharest, , Romania

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RO003

Cluj-Napoca, , Romania

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RO005

Craiova, , Romania

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SK001

Bratislava, , Slovakia

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SK002

Prešov, , Slovakia

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KR004

Inchon, , South Korea

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KR003

Jeonju, , South Korea

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KR005

Kyunggi-do, , South Korea

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KR002

Seoul, , South Korea

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SE006

Halmstad, , Sweden

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SE003

Lund, , Sweden

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SE005

Malmo, , Sweden

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SE002

Sollentuna, , Sweden

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SE001

Stockholm, , Sweden

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TW002

Taichung, , Taiwan

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UA003

Lviv, , Ukraine

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GB001

Oxford, , United Kingdom

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Countries

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Australia Austria Belgium Bulgaria Canada France Germany Lithuania Malaysia Philippines Poland Romania Slovakia South Korea Sweden Taiwan Ukraine United Kingdom

Other Identifiers

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2007-002551-17

Identifier Type: EUDRACT_NUMBER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

12022A

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id